Thanks Valarie, that is my grandfather. The spelling sure was mangled.

Unfortunately, I don't have a subscription to Ancestry.com. I was at the library using their edition. But the search parameters are different and I only had a hour session, so it was really difficult. I'm hoping someone will post the 1930 cenus for me. And perhaps his WWI draft card.
I never knew my grandfather was a boarder, but it makes absolute sense. He sent for my grandmother in 1920, he must have been saving for enough money to get an apartment.

Thanks all, every little bit of information helps to complete the picture.

I am here with tears in my eyes to see the record of my family. Because I was born in Newark, and know where all these places are it gives me such a sense of family history it is unbelievable. Thank you so much for the experience. I will share it with all the rest of the family.

I'm so very happy for you, Mary Jo, that your search is beginning to fall into place...and with the help of a few friends, too. I can't even begin to imagine what it must feel like. (And, thank you...you have been a huge help to me, as well. I hope to share more of my family's information as I continue my own search. What's the saying...Onward and upward?!).

I just had to share this amazing coincidence. When I looked carefully at the 1920 census, I realized that my grandfather was a boarder at the home of the Forte family. This turns out to be the family of one of my dearest childhood friends. We were both shocked to find out the connection our grandparents had so many years ago. Although we have been friends since third grade, and our parents knew each other, no one ever mentioned this amazing piece of history. In searching my own family's history, I was able to give a dear friend a good chunk of hers.

There has been a strong custom in Italy that determines how children are named:The first male is named after his paternal grandfather.The second male is named after his maternal grandfather.The first female is named after her paternal grandmother.The second female is named after her maternal grandmo...

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